Paul Wood

The Beer Belly The Climber s Lime The Ecclesiastical Pear In Tree Hunting Paul Wood seeks out the best individual trees the most charismatic quirky or downright spectacular that grow in Britain and Ireland s towns cities and villages and in one case from the crack in a church steeple From a stumpy sycamore in Shetland contorted by wind and hard weather to the shining jewel in Brighton s unlikely treasure trove of elms Paul travels on a quest from north to south rooting out the legends and tall tales behind these marvellous specimens As he delves into this rich ecosystem he reveals how trees are inextricably bound to the story of our towns and cities they have always meant a great deal to those that live near them and they continue to shape the fabric of urban life in deep and often surprising ways Including sumptuous maps grid references and charming travel notes so you can plan adventures of your own Tree Hunting will help you unlock the secrets of Britain and Ireland s urban forests

The third edition completely revised of the only guide to all the species of tree on London s streets and further expanded to reflect the continually increasing diversity of London s streets and the emergence of urban trees as a national issue since the destruction of street trees in Sheffield and Plymouth

This popular anthology of twentieth century art theoretical texts has now been expanded to take account of new research and to include significant contributions to art theory from the 1990s New edition of this popular anthology of twentieth century art theoretical texts Now updated to include the results of new research together with significant contributions from the 1990s Includes writings by critics philosophers politicians and literary figures The editors provide contextual introductions to 340 texts Complements Art in Theory 1648 1815 and Art in Theory 1815 1900 to create a complete survey of the theories underpinning the development of art in the modern period

Traducción María Luz Rodríguez

El libro realiza una historia crítica de la Historia del arte contemporáneo a partir del final de la guerra mundial. El primer capítulose centra en la historia del arte en los Estados Unidos, nuevo centro de las artes de vanguardia. El segundo se centra en los debates en torno al concepto de representacion (con examen de la critica y las practicas artisticas existentes). Y el tercero analiza la historia del arte moderno en su generalizacion en todo el mundo (minimalismo, land art, arte conceptual, etc.).